The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the combined Lothian and Border study region per 100 000 by age and sex
| Age (y) | Male | Female | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Rate/105 | (95% CI) | n | Rate/105 | (95% CI) | n | Rate/105 | (95% CI) | |||
| 0–4 | 1 | 1 | (0–4) | 3 | 4 | (0–9) | 4 | 3 | (1–5) | ||
| 14–24 | 8 | 13 | (4–21) | 14 | 24 | (11–36) | 22 | 18 | (11–26) | ||
| 25–34 | 53 | 70 | (52–89) | 153 | 209 | (176–242) | 206 | 139 | (120–158) | ||
| 35–44 | 121 | 203 | (167–239) | 281 | 467 | (413–522) | 402 | 336 | (303–369) | ||
| 45–54 | 110 | 214 | (174–254) | 312 | 584 | (519–648) | 422 | 403 | (364–441) | ||
| 55–64 | 108 | 263 | (214–313) | 185 | 408 | (349–467) | 293 | 339 | (300–378) | ||
| 65–74 | 51 | 153 | (111–195) | 147 | 346 | (290–402) | 198 | 261 | (225–298) | ||
| >75 | 41 | 78 | (37–119) | 43 | 115 | (81–150) | 57 | 103 | (77–130) | ||
| Unknown | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| Total | 468 | 112 | (102–122) | 1145 | 257 | (242–272) | 1613 | 187 | (178–196) | ||